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Coming Together
Chapter 5
The next day began with a bang. Really. Heather's voice followed a loud crash in a loud yelp and a squeal as she moved for cover. It had been the girl's turn to do dishes the night before and Heather had promised to put the dishes away in the morning. She had snuck off to bed early due to an atrocious headache. So, now she sat amidst a pile of pans on the floor before the sink.
Brad started from a dead sleep and blinked. He could hear Schuldig in the next room yelling because he had fallen out of bed. He also heard Lexi laughing like an idiot. When he looked next to him at Hailey he was surprised to see she hadn't woken up, or so it seemed.
"Hey, you awake over there..."
"Yes..." The woman mumbled, her face still buried in her pillow.
"Then why aren't you acting like it...."
"If I get up to go check on Heather I'll have to help clean up. I'm too tired for that shit now. Leave me alone."
Brad glanced at his clock and sighed. 6:13 AM. He rolled out of bed and grabbed a shirt to pull on. So, it was Heather making all that ruckus. He entered the kitchen and groaned softly. Heather was nervously picking up pots and pans.
"I didn't mean too!" she whimpered, and Brad wondered which of the three telepaths she was talking too.
"Did you break anything?"
Heather shrieked and jumped about and foot and a half off the floor. "I-I.... At least now Hailey doesn't have to cook in two batches. You... I.... Oh god, There are a lot of dented pans here."
Brad nodded and walked over to his coffee maker. He already knew he was going to have to buy new pots and pans. He had had a vision before bed about a nightmarish trip to the store to find some. He started a pot of coffee and padded slowly back to his room to dress.
Hailey rolled over a moment before Brad returned and nuzzled her pillow. She was ready for at least another hour of slumber. That, however, was put on hold as she peeked one eye open to see what her roommate was doing. She had full view of the man as he changed. Silently she debated screaming, but decided that would be rude, so she just watched. For a few seconds longer. He had a very nicely sculpted body, but what else would you expect from the all-mighty Crawford? Surprisingly, however, he was fairly tan. She hadn't thought that a man who spent most of his time in an office would have any color to him.
"Stop staring at me and look at the wall."
Hailey bit back a snicker and leaned up on her elbow. "But I love the view of facing this way, Brad"
"I thought we had an agreement. You aren't supposed to call me that."
Again she struggled not to laugh. "No, you and Nat have an agreement. Besides, you have to buy new pots any way. Heather totaled the old ones."
Crawford rolled his deep brown eyes and walked from the room. Hailey smirked and then went back to cuddling with her pillow.
In the next room Alexis had Schu by the arm and was pulling him from bed. The boy was thrashing wildly and holding onto the mattress with one hand.
"Nooooo! I dun wanna!!" He whined and kicked his legs some more.
Alexis giggled and gave on last tug before dropping his arm and returning to her half of the room "Fine! Sleep your life away" She began ruffling through her drawers, looking for some clothes.
Don't worry, babe. I plan on it!" However he was now hopelessly entangled in sheets and blankets that thought they were boa constrictors. He gave an enraged roar that reminded Alexis of a spoiled child as he again tumbled from bed as he tried to free himself. This only sent the brunette into another round of giggles as she left with her clothes. "Ya wench!" He bellowed after her.
Heather could hear shouting and the like coming from Alexis and Schu's room as Farf wandered into the kitchen. Heather blinked and waved a nervous hand before slipping from the room. "Mornin'!"
Farfarello laughed under his breath and climbed onto the counter. He loved the look of horror that crossed the orange haired girl's face when she saw him. Of course, he would never touch her. She was too much like himself. A yawn escaped his mouth as he awaited something fun to happen. Aside from scaring girls and listening to Schu complain.
Nagi was the next to enter the kitchen. Soon after the once more timid Heather returned. Apparently she felt safe as long as she wasn't alone with Farf. The young Japanese boy headed for the cabinet that held the boxes of cereal and pulled out a box. Yawning he tipped some of the cereal into a bowl and glanced at Farf. "Want some?"
"Do we have any of the clovers?"
Nagi rolled his eyes and nodded "Of course. We always have it. You always make us buy it and no one but you is allowed to eat it. Of course, you never do, but that's not the point right?"
"Right" Farfarello often made them buy various items of food that only he was allowed to eat. He rarely ate any of it, but he insisted that they buy it.
Heather blinked and snatched the cereal Nagi had from his hand and made herself a bowl as well. Nagi smiled and pulled out a box of cereal and poured it into a bowl then handed it to Farfarello without any milk. "Sorry, no chocolate today"
Farf just nodded absently and began picking through his cereal. The girl didn't bother asking as she poured milk into her bowl and then put it back into the fridge.
Lexi wandered into the kitchen and Nagi almost died. He saw her and snorted milk into his lungs. Farf, Heather and Lexi all watched as he coughed. At this point Crawford came into the kitchen. He raised an eyebrow and pounded on Nagi's back. After a few moments he was able to breathe again.
"Alexis you may want to put some actual clothes on"
Alexis blinked then smiled and walked over to Crawford and threw an arm around his shoulder. "Don't you like my underwear?"
Brad shrugged her arm off and made himself some coffee. "They are lovely, but I would prefer to keep Nagi alive to watching you make a fool of yourself."
Hailey sighed and walked into the room looking bleary eyed. "Lexi clothes, now... Oh, coffee"
As Hailey rummaged around looking for a cup Alexis sighed and stalked from the room. "But then my clothes will stick to meeeee!"
"Don't care!" Hailey shouted as Nagi thrust a mug at her. She smiled and took it "Thanks" Immediately she began pouring coffee, milk and a large amount of sugar into the mug.
"That's my coffee" Brad said to Hailey.
Blinking the silver haired girl took a sip out of her cup and shook her head "Not anymore. It has my cooties in it now" Hailey smirked at Crawford and then set the mug on the counter.
"I thought you were going to keep sleeping"
"I was, until Schuldig shook the house by falling out of bed again, and Nagi tried to hack up a lung"
"Hey! That wasn't my fault!"
Schuldig sauntered into the room a smirk on his face and he slipped an arm around Nagi. "Of course not! It's not your fault the girl turns you on"
Nagi blinked and sent a telekinetic blast at Schu that took the breath out of his lungs. "Geeze kid! I like life! Stop tryin to kill me!"
Nagi rolled his eyes and dropped his now empty bowl in the sink. Then he wandered out to shower and get dressed. Heather soon followed. She, too, needed to change for the day.
Farfarello finished picking through his cereal and held it out to Schuldig "I'm done"
Schuldig nodded and poured a different type of cereal into the bowl over what the first man had left.
Hailey pointed and quirked an eyebrow.
"Craw-Daddy hates waste"
Crawford was halfway to his office at this point, but his voice still answered. "Don't call me that. My name Is Crawford"
/No, it's Bradley. So, Bradley can we go shopping today?/ Schu's voice wondered in the precog's head.
/Yes, we'll be leaving in about an hour. Make sure everyone who wants to go is ready/
/Why do I have to.../ Crawford snapped the mental connection closed before Schu could finish. "Brad says if you want to go shopping to be ready in an hour!" With that the red head left the room to eat in front of the TV.
Hailey looked at Farf and tilted her head. "You coming?"
Farf was surprised she had asked him that and thought for a little while. By the time he answered Hailey was at the table and halfway done with her cereal. "Yes" Then he too left the room.
"Could you please wake Natalia!?" Hailey called after him. She didn't get a response so she decided that if Nat hadn't popped up within 20 minutes she would wake the girl.
Schu returned to drop his bowl into the sink. "Farf isn't allowed to go shopping"
Hailey tilted her head and smiled brightly at Schu. "Well, I don't know that and if I don't ask Crawford he can't say no!"
The boy smirked and left to go shower "It's your funeral."
Hailey shook her head and glanced at her half eaten bowl of cereal. She didn't have anyone to finish it for her so she left it on the table and went to get dressed.
An hour later everyone, minus Brad, was waiting in the living room. Schuldig had somehow managed to pull Heather into his lap and the girl was whining and struggling to get away. Everyone else was calmly waiting for Brad.
"Does he usually keep you waiting?" Alexis questioned.
"Nope, never. Usually Schu is the late one" Nagi dropped onto the couch next to her.
"Ah, so you liked my underwear?" Alexis struggled to keep her smile under control.
Nagi blushed a deep red and looked at the door.
"Of course he did!" Schu lost his grip on Heather and the girl stumbled free of him. "Awwww! You made me lose my fishie!"
Heather glared at him with a knowing smirk "Your fishie doesn't like to be played with"
Brad chose this point to show up "Who's staying with Farfarello?"
Farf looked up and blinked then he yawned and waited for someone to answer.
Hailey got up and pulled a small black book bag onto her shoulders over her blue tank top "He's coming with"
Brad sighed and shook his head "No, he's not"
Hailey turned to Brad and nodded "Yes he is" You would think she would have been a little annoyed, but she sounded completely happy.
Schuldig got up and opened the door "Well, while you two decide I'll be in the car" Schu left and Lexi, Heather and Nagi filed out after him.
Nat glanced back and forth between Crawford and Hailey. Then she hopped up and went over to Farf "Come on hun! You can ride with us!" She grabbed his hand and pulled him to his feet then walked out. Farfarello followed after her.
Brad rubbed the bridge of his nose. "He cannot go with us..."
"It's not fair to leave him behind. He's coming with" Hailey linked her arm with his and pulled him from the apartment.
End Chapter 5
And, next chapter.... A shopping trip! Wheeee!! Thanks for reading everyone!!
Coming Together
Chapter 5
The next day began with a bang. Really. Heather's voice followed a loud crash in a loud yelp and a squeal as she moved for cover. It had been the girl's turn to do dishes the night before and Heather had promised to put the dishes away in the morning. She had snuck off to bed early due to an atrocious headache. So, now she sat amidst a pile of pans on the floor before the sink.
Brad started from a dead sleep and blinked. He could hear Schuldig in the next room yelling because he had fallen out of bed. He also heard Lexi laughing like an idiot. When he looked next to him at Hailey he was surprised to see she hadn't woken up, or so it seemed.
"Hey, you awake over there..."
"Yes..." The woman mumbled, her face still buried in her pillow.
"Then why aren't you acting like it...."
"If I get up to go check on Heather I'll have to help clean up. I'm too tired for that shit now. Leave me alone."
Brad glanced at his clock and sighed. 6:13 AM. He rolled out of bed and grabbed a shirt to pull on. So, it was Heather making all that ruckus. He entered the kitchen and groaned softly. Heather was nervously picking up pots and pans.
"I didn't mean too!" she whimpered, and Brad wondered which of the three telepaths she was talking too.
"Did you break anything?"
Heather shrieked and jumped about and foot and a half off the floor. "I-I.... At least now Hailey doesn't have to cook in two batches. You... I.... Oh god, There are a lot of dented pans here."
Brad nodded and walked over to his coffee maker. He already knew he was going to have to buy new pots and pans. He had had a vision before bed about a nightmarish trip to the store to find some. He started a pot of coffee and padded slowly back to his room to dress.
Hailey rolled over a moment before Brad returned and nuzzled her pillow. She was ready for at least another hour of slumber. That, however, was put on hold as she peeked one eye open to see what her roommate was doing. She had full view of the man as he changed. Silently she debated screaming, but decided that would be rude, so she just watched. For a few seconds longer. He had a very nicely sculpted body, but what else would you expect from the all-mighty Crawford? Surprisingly, however, he was fairly tan. She hadn't thought that a man who spent most of his time in an office would have any color to him.
"Stop staring at me and look at the wall."
Hailey bit back a snicker and leaned up on her elbow. "But I love the view of facing this way, Brad"
"I thought we had an agreement. You aren't supposed to call me that."
Again she struggled not to laugh. "No, you and Nat have an agreement. Besides, you have to buy new pots any way. Heather totaled the old ones."
Crawford rolled his deep brown eyes and walked from the room. Hailey smirked and then went back to cuddling with her pillow.
In the next room Alexis had Schu by the arm and was pulling him from bed. The boy was thrashing wildly and holding onto the mattress with one hand.
"Nooooo! I dun wanna!!" He whined and kicked his legs some more.
Alexis giggled and gave on last tug before dropping his arm and returning to her half of the room "Fine! Sleep your life away" She began ruffling through her drawers, looking for some clothes.
Don't worry, babe. I plan on it!" However he was now hopelessly entangled in sheets and blankets that thought they were boa constrictors. He gave an enraged roar that reminded Alexis of a spoiled child as he again tumbled from bed as he tried to free himself. This only sent the brunette into another round of giggles as she left with her clothes. "Ya wench!" He bellowed after her.
Heather could hear shouting and the like coming from Alexis and Schu's room as Farf wandered into the kitchen. Heather blinked and waved a nervous hand before slipping from the room. "Mornin'!"
Farfarello laughed under his breath and climbed onto the counter. He loved the look of horror that crossed the orange haired girl's face when she saw him. Of course, he would never touch her. She was too much like himself. A yawn escaped his mouth as he awaited something fun to happen. Aside from scaring girls and listening to Schu complain.
Nagi was the next to enter the kitchen. Soon after the once more timid Heather returned. Apparently she felt safe as long as she wasn't alone with Farf. The young Japanese boy headed for the cabinet that held the boxes of cereal and pulled out a box. Yawning he tipped some of the cereal into a bowl and glanced at Farf. "Want some?"
"Do we have any of the clovers?"
Nagi rolled his eyes and nodded "Of course. We always have it. You always make us buy it and no one but you is allowed to eat it. Of course, you never do, but that's not the point right?"
"Right" Farfarello often made them buy various items of food that only he was allowed to eat. He rarely ate any of it, but he insisted that they buy it.
Heather blinked and snatched the cereal Nagi had from his hand and made herself a bowl as well. Nagi smiled and pulled out a box of cereal and poured it into a bowl then handed it to Farfarello without any milk. "Sorry, no chocolate today"
Farf just nodded absently and began picking through his cereal. The girl didn't bother asking as she poured milk into her bowl and then put it back into the fridge.
Lexi wandered into the kitchen and Nagi almost died. He saw her and snorted milk into his lungs. Farf, Heather and Lexi all watched as he coughed. At this point Crawford came into the kitchen. He raised an eyebrow and pounded on Nagi's back. After a few moments he was able to breathe again.
"Alexis you may want to put some actual clothes on"
Alexis blinked then smiled and walked over to Crawford and threw an arm around his shoulder. "Don't you like my underwear?"
Brad shrugged her arm off and made himself some coffee. "They are lovely, but I would prefer to keep Nagi alive to watching you make a fool of yourself."
Hailey sighed and walked into the room looking bleary eyed. "Lexi clothes, now... Oh, coffee"
As Hailey rummaged around looking for a cup Alexis sighed and stalked from the room. "But then my clothes will stick to meeeee!"
"Don't care!" Hailey shouted as Nagi thrust a mug at her. She smiled and took it "Thanks" Immediately she began pouring coffee, milk and a large amount of sugar into the mug.
"That's my coffee" Brad said to Hailey.
Blinking the silver haired girl took a sip out of her cup and shook her head "Not anymore. It has my cooties in it now" Hailey smirked at Crawford and then set the mug on the counter.
"I thought you were going to keep sleeping"
"I was, until Schuldig shook the house by falling out of bed again, and Nagi tried to hack up a lung"
"Hey! That wasn't my fault!"
Schuldig sauntered into the room a smirk on his face and he slipped an arm around Nagi. "Of course not! It's not your fault the girl turns you on"
Nagi blinked and sent a telekinetic blast at Schu that took the breath out of his lungs. "Geeze kid! I like life! Stop tryin to kill me!"
Nagi rolled his eyes and dropped his now empty bowl in the sink. Then he wandered out to shower and get dressed. Heather soon followed. She, too, needed to change for the day.
Farfarello finished picking through his cereal and held it out to Schuldig "I'm done"
Schuldig nodded and poured a different type of cereal into the bowl over what the first man had left.
Hailey pointed and quirked an eyebrow.
"Craw-Daddy hates waste"
Crawford was halfway to his office at this point, but his voice still answered. "Don't call me that. My name Is Crawford"
/No, it's Bradley. So, Bradley can we go shopping today?/ Schu's voice wondered in the precog's head.
/Yes, we'll be leaving in about an hour. Make sure everyone who wants to go is ready/
/Why do I have to.../ Crawford snapped the mental connection closed before Schu could finish. "Brad says if you want to go shopping to be ready in an hour!" With that the red head left the room to eat in front of the TV.
Hailey looked at Farf and tilted her head. "You coming?"
Farf was surprised she had asked him that and thought for a little while. By the time he answered Hailey was at the table and halfway done with her cereal. "Yes" Then he too left the room.
"Could you please wake Natalia!?" Hailey called after him. She didn't get a response so she decided that if Nat hadn't popped up within 20 minutes she would wake the girl.
Schu returned to drop his bowl into the sink. "Farf isn't allowed to go shopping"
Hailey tilted her head and smiled brightly at Schu. "Well, I don't know that and if I don't ask Crawford he can't say no!"
The boy smirked and left to go shower "It's your funeral."
Hailey shook her head and glanced at her half eaten bowl of cereal. She didn't have anyone to finish it for her so she left it on the table and went to get dressed.
An hour later everyone, minus Brad, was waiting in the living room. Schuldig had somehow managed to pull Heather into his lap and the girl was whining and struggling to get away. Everyone else was calmly waiting for Brad.
"Does he usually keep you waiting?" Alexis questioned.
"Nope, never. Usually Schu is the late one" Nagi dropped onto the couch next to her.
"Ah, so you liked my underwear?" Alexis struggled to keep her smile under control.
Nagi blushed a deep red and looked at the door.
"Of course he did!" Schu lost his grip on Heather and the girl stumbled free of him. "Awwww! You made me lose my fishie!"
Heather glared at him with a knowing smirk "Your fishie doesn't like to be played with"
Brad chose this point to show up "Who's staying with Farfarello?"
Farf looked up and blinked then he yawned and waited for someone to answer.
Hailey got up and pulled a small black book bag onto her shoulders over her blue tank top "He's coming with"
Brad sighed and shook his head "No, he's not"
Hailey turned to Brad and nodded "Yes he is" You would think she would have been a little annoyed, but she sounded completely happy.
Schuldig got up and opened the door "Well, while you two decide I'll be in the car" Schu left and Lexi, Heather and Nagi filed out after him.
Nat glanced back and forth between Crawford and Hailey. Then she hopped up and went over to Farf "Come on hun! You can ride with us!" She grabbed his hand and pulled him to his feet then walked out. Farfarello followed after her.
Brad rubbed the bridge of his nose. "He cannot go with us..."
"It's not fair to leave him behind. He's coming with" Hailey linked her arm with his and pulled him from the apartment.
End Chapter 5
And, next chapter.... A shopping trip! Wheeee!! Thanks for reading everyone!!